HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1195-1996ORDINANCE NO. 1195-96
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.20 OF THE SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO MIINICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE NATIOND~L
ELECTRICAL CODE, 1993 EDITION AND TO REPEAL THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1990 EDITION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. National Electrical Code, 1990 Edition, Repealed.
The National Electrical Code, 1990 Edition (South San Francisco
Municipal Code Section 15.20.010 through 15.20.070), as enacted by Ordinance
1118-92, and any other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed. This repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution
or punishment of any person for any act done or omitted in violation of this
chapter prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Chapter 15.20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 15.20.010 National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition, adopted by
reference.
The National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition, published by the National
Fire Protection Association, as modified by the amendments, additions
and deletions set forth hereinafter, is hereby adopted by reference as
the National Electrical Code of the City of South San Francisco, and may
be cited as such.
Section 15.20.020
Amendments, General.
Set forth below are the amendments, additions and deletions to the
National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition. Article and section numbers
used herein are those of the National Electrical Code.
Section 15.20.030
Violations.
Section 204. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert or demolish, equip, use or maintain any electrical systems or
equipment or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this
code. Each day during any portion of which any violation of this code
is committed or continued by any person, firm or corporation shall
constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as herein
provided.
Section 15.20.040
Penalties.
Section 205. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be punished as provided for in
Section 15.06.040 of this code.
Section 15.20.050
wirin~ Methods.
Article 324 Wirin~ Systems. Commercial/industrial business facilities
and multi-unit residential buildings containing more than two dwellings
units and their properties shall be wired using approved electrical
metallic tubing or rigid metallic conduit. This article is intended to
supersede the "Permitted Uses" section of raceways and cable types
specified in other articles of this code.
Exception 1:
PVC, fiber duct and cement conduit may be used within
concrete slabs or in underground installations.
Exception 2:
Branch circuit wiring within individual tenant areas
of commercial and industrial buildings may be wired
using EMT conduit, armored cable, metal-clad cable,
intermediate metal conduit, rigid metal conduit, and
flexible metal conduit.
Exception 3:
Buildings containing one or two dwelling units and
Group M occupancies which are accessory to residential
buildings may be wired using Types NM and NMC
cable. Types NM and NMC cable may also be used for
branch circuit wiring within individual dwelling units
in multi-unit residential buildings of combustible
construction and which do not exceed three (3) stories
in height (as defined in the Uniform Building Code).
Section 15.20.060
Metal-clad Cable.
Article 334-23. Grounding. Type MC cable shall provide an adequate
path for equipment grounding as required by Article 25. Plans and
details of such installations shall be submitted to the administrative
authority for approval prior to electrical permit issuance.
Section 15.20.070
Non-Metallic Sheathed Cable.
Article 336-3. Uses Permitted. Types NM and NMC cable shall be
permitted to be used in one and two-family residential buildings and
within group M occupancies which are accessory to residential buildings.
Types NM and NMC cable may also be used for branch circuit wiring
within individual dwelling units in multi-unit residential buildings of
combustible construction and which do not exceed three stories in height
(as defined in the Uniform Building Code).
(FPN):
See Section 310-10 for temperature limitation of
conductors.
(a) Type NM. Type NM cable shall be permitted for both exposed and
concealed work in normally dry loCations. It shall be permissible to
install or pull type NM cable in air voids in masonry block or tile
walls where such walls are not exposed or subject to excessive moisture
or dampness.
(b) Type NMC. Type NMC cable shall be permitted: (1) for both
exposed and concealed work in dry, moist, damp, or corrosive locations;
(2) in outside and inside walls of masonry block or tile; (3) in a
shallow chase in masonry, concrete, or adobe and covered with plaster,
adobe, or similar finish.
Article 336-4. Uses Not Permitted.
(a) Type NM or NMC - Type NM and NMC cables shall not be used: (1) in
any dwelling or structure exceeding three floors above grade; (2) as
service-entrance cable; (3) in commercial or industrial (non-
residential) buildings or premises; (4) in theaters and similar
locations or places of assembly; (5) in motion picture studios; (6) in
storage battery rooms; (7) in hoistways; (8) embedded in poured cement
concrete, or aggregate; or (9) in any hazardous (classified) location.
For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be
that floor which is designed for human habitation and which has 50
percent or more of its perimeter level with or above finished grade of
the exterior wall line.
(b) Type NM. Type NM cable shall not be installed: (1) where exposed
to corrosive fumes or vapors; (2) where embedded in masonry, concrete,
adobe, fill, or plaster; (3) in a shallow chase in masonry, concrete, or
adobe and covered with plaster, adobe, or similar finish.
Section 15.20.080 Fee Schedule
The fee schedule applicable to Chapter 15.20 of this Code shall be that
set forth at Table 3-B of the 1991 Uniform Administrative Code. Table
3-A of the Administrative Provisions for the national Electrical Code,
1993 Edition, is hereby deleted.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
In the event any section or portion of this ordinance shall be
determined invalid or unconstitutional, such section or portion shall be
deemed severable and all other sections or portions hereof shall remain in
full force and effect.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary
of this Ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5)
days prior to the Council meeting at which this Ordinance is scheduled to be
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adopted, the City Clerk shall (a) publish the summary, and (2) post in the
City Clerk's office a certified copy of this ordinance. Within fifteen (15)
days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall (1) publish
the summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's office a certified copy of the
full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members
voting for and against this Ordinance or otherwise voting. This Ordinance
shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco, held the 13th day of November , 19 96
Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a
~p~cia] meeting of the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco, held on the 18th day of December , 19 96 , by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Eugene R. Mullin, John R. Penna, Robert Yee
and Mayor Joseph A. Fernekes
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Abstain None
ATTEST:
City Clerk
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the
foregoing Ordinance this 18th day of December , 1996
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